Stamping wheel



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STAMPING WHEEL Filed Jan. 24, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. cmmfs f ,4p/w.;

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Patented Dec. 26, 1939 UNTD STATES @TENT orifice STAMPING WHEEL Charles F. Adams, New York, N. Y. Application January 24, 1938, Serial No. 186,577 I 4 claims. morini- 379) This invention relates to a stamping wheel. The essential object ofthe invention is the production of a stamping Wheel, wherewith objects having flat, concave, convex or various other formed surfaces can have printed thereon, letters, numerals, various legends and the like, Without blurring the'same. n

V'The second object of the invention is the production of means wherewith the surfaces of various objects whether flat or otherwise can be easily indented with letters, numerals, legends and the like without disguring the indentations. The organization of the invention comprises a stamping wheel which is rotated, and 'carries type which are directed against the surfaces to be operated upon and controlled by stationary cams, so that the type are moved in directions perpendicular to and from the-objects operated upon to avoid blurring or disguring the latter.

In the drawings Fig. 1 represents a front view of the stamping wheel with its supporting frame; Fig. 2 shows a section of Fig. 1 as on the line 2, 2; Fig. 3 indicates a top view of Fig. l; Fig. 4 is an enlarged side View of the stamping wheel with a portion broken away and a portion in vertical` section; Fig. 5 shows a section of Fig.` 4 on the line 5, 5; Fig. 6 shows a front view of the stationary cam indicated in Figs. 1 to 5; Fig. 7 is a section of Fig. 6 on the line 1, 1; Fig. 8 shows an elevation on a reduced scale of one of the discs of the stamping wheel; Fig. 9 isl a section of Fig. 8 on the line 9, 9; Fig. 10 shows an elevation on a reduced scale of the body portion Yof the stamping wheel and Fig. 11 is a section of Fig. 10 on the line Il, Il. Y

Referring to the drawings the support for the stamping wheel comprises the base plate 20, from which extend the two supporting rods 2|, threaded at their upper portions as indicated at 22 for the nuts 23, to position the frame ofthe stamping wheel at different levels.

The frame for the support is designated in its entirety by the numeral 25.

The said frame 25 comprises the main member 2S, the member 21, parallel to 26 and the cross members 28. The ends of the main member 26 are cylindrical as shown at 29 and have extending through them the rods 2|. One of the V ends Y 2S has integral therewith the journal bearing 30. The member 26 is shown with the journal bearings 32 and 33. The member 21 is indicated havi' ing the journal bearing 3G and the journal bearing 35. 'Ihe cross members 28 connect the members 26 and 21. In the journal bearings 32 and 34 is supported the shaft 40. A driving shaft is indicated at 44 and has fastened thereto the bevel gear |15, which is in mesh with the bevel gear 4| fastened to the shaft 40. A spur gear 48 is fas- I tened to the shaft 40. A shaft 50 has its ends journaled to the bearing 33 and in the bearing 5l in the member 21. On the shaft 50 is secured the pinion 55, which meshes with the spur gear ll. An inking roller 56 is fastened tothe shaft l 50. A shaft 58 is journaled in the journal bearings 30 and 35 Sand has fastened thereto the vink distributing roller which bears against vthe roller 55.v 1 k Brackets' ii'are bolted to the members 28, and stationary cams 6l, each having the inner bearing edge 52 with the depression 63 are integral with the brackets 6i). l l

. Between the stationary cams .6l is positioned on the .shaft `#lil the stamping wheel 11i. `The said stamping wheel 1l! is indicatedwith the body portion 1l having the projection 12, and in this in- In each of the pockets 13 is slidably positioned a slide*15.."I'hrough` each? slide 15 eXtendsthe threaded opening 16. -fAt the outer end of each 1 slide 15 is indicated the opening 18 with the stop shoulders 19. In the threaded ropenings 16 are secured the bolts 8f3 `having the threaded Shanks 8l. The heads of the bolts are indicated at' 82. Main springs 85`are located in the pockets 13 and at one end extend into the cavities' 8,6 eX- tending from the pockets 13. The other ends of the springs 85 bear against the main slides 15; In the openings 18 are slidably supported the y type plugs 81, each having the shoulders 31a', and in this instance five type plugs are shown. Each 35 type plug 31 carries atype 81h. `A spring r83 bears against the bottom ofa cavity in each .typev plug 3.1 and the adjacent faceof the opening 18. A pair of discs 89 bear against the outerfaces of the body portion 1i and are secured theretolbyv` means of the screws 90.

In each of the discs 89 are indicated the elongated openings 93 through which the lbolts 80 extend. rOn the outerv ends of the bolts are rotatively supported the `rollers 95. 'I'he rollers 35 ride on the inner .bearing edges 62 of thecams` 5l and the inner edges of the depressions 63. I

In Fig. l a jar'is indicated in dotted lines at Si-ll with the 'cap 142 having the concaved upper wall 15:3. The said jar is moved in properI position by means not shown.

To operate the stamping wheel 10, the jarr Ult with its cap M2 is placed in proper position under i the stamping wheel 1t by means not shown. The driving shaft 4t is rotated by means 20 stance the said Wheel hasfour guide pockets 13'. l

not shown, by virtue of which the shaft 40 and the stamping wheel 10 are turned. The spul` gear 48 turns with the shaft 40 and the pinion is thereby turned. The inking roller 56 turns with the pinion 55 and the ink distributing roller 59 contacting with the roller 56 is turned. Ink is applied to the roller 59 by means not shown. During the rotations of the stamping wheel 10, the main springs force the slides 15 to move and thereby the type plugs 811 with the type 8`|b move toward the circumference of the stamping wheel 19, but their positions are controlled by the Contact of the rollers with the inner bearing edges 52 of the stationary cams 5|. When the rollers 95 reach the depressions 63 of the cams 6U, the main slides 15 with the type 87h are instantly pushed outwardly and the type 8`|b contact with upper wall |43 of the cap |42 of the jar |40, and print or stamp the letters or numbers and the like on said wall |43, irrespective of kthe conformation of the said Walls. As soon as the rollers 95 leave the depression 63, the type 81h are withdrawn from the walls |43 of the caps |42. It will be noted that the contact of the type 8'Ib with the caps |42 is only for an instant and thereby the letters and the like printed on the walls |43 of the caps |42 are not blurred.

Various modications may be made in the invention and the present exemplilcation is to be taken as illustrative and not limitative thereof.

Having described my invention I claim:

kl. In a stamping wheel the combination of a body portion, a slide supported in said body portion, type for the slide, flexible means to move the slide to a predetermined position, a roller journaled at each side of the slide, and stationary means at the opposite sides of the wheel for the rollers to bear against, each of the latter means having a depressionfor the adjacent roller to bear against, said flexible means forcing the rollers of its slide to contact with said depressions, to move the slide with its type radially from the axis of the Wheel to print on objects having iiat or irregular surfaces.

2. In a stamping wheel the combination of a body portion, a slide supported in said body portion, type supported by the slide, flexible means to force the slide radially from the axis of the wheel, a stationary cam at the opposite sides of the wheel, each cam having an inner bearing edge with a depression and a roller journaled at each side of the slide bearing against the bearing edge of the adjacent cam maintaining the slide at a predetermined distance from the axis of the wheel, said slide with its type forced outwardly from the axis of the wheel with the entrance of said rollers into the depressions of said cams to print on flat, convex, concave or various irregular shaped surfaces of various objects.

3. In an apparatus of the character described the combination of a support, a slide supported in the support, type for the slide, springs in said support to move the slide outwardly therefrom, a roller journaled at the opposite sides of the slide and stationary means at the opposite sides of the support for the rollers to bear against, each of the stationary means having a depression for the adjacent roller to bear against, said springs forcing the rollers of the slide to contact with said depressions, to move the slide with its type from the support to print an object having flat or irregular surfaces.

4. In a stamping wheel the combination of a body-portion having guide pockets, a slide supported in each guide pocket, each slide having an opening with shoulders at one end, springs in each pocket bearing between the slide therein and a wall of the pocket to force the slides radially from the axis of the'wheel, a type plug slidably supported in the opening of each slide, each type plug having shoulders coacting with the shoulders of the opening of its slide, a spring bearing between each type plug and a wall of its slide, a type supported by each type plug, a stationary cam at the opposite sides of the wheel, each cam having an inner bearing edge with a depression and a roller journaled at each side of each slide bearing against the adjacent bearing edge of one of the cams to maintain the slide in proper position relatively to the axis of the wheel, said slides with their type forced outwardly from the axis of the wheel upon the entrance of said rollers into the depressions of said cams, to print on flat, convex, concave or other various shaped surfaces of objects operated upon.

CHARLES F. ADAMS. 

